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Add a helpful linker diagnostic message about missing static libraries.

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Resolves: RHEL-69758
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Nick Clifton 2025-01-06 15:49:51 +00:00
parent cd77192b8b
commit 4c6aaee94b
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binutils-linker-diagnostic-message.patch Normal file
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From edd8e9d6c36b08ff89d0c2345015191cf26e8de4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 13:13:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add linker diagnostic message about missing static libraries
--- binutils.orig/ld/ldfile.c 2025-01-06 12:07:44.535653316 +0000
+++ binutils-2.35.2/ld/ldfile.c 2025-01-06 12:55:36.693479042 +0000
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ ldfile_open_file (lang_input_statement_t
else
einfo (_("%P: cannot find %s\n"), entry->local_sym_name);
+ /* Be kind to users who are creating static executables, but
+ have forgotten to install the necessary static libraries. */
+ if (entry->flags.dynamic == FALSE && strncmp (entry->local_sym_name, "-l", 2) == 0)
+ einfo (_("%P: have you installed the static version of the %s library ?\n"),
+ entry->local_sym_name + 2);
+
/* PR 25747: Be kind to users who forgot to add the
"lib" prefix to their library when it was created. */
for (arch = search_arch_head; arch != NULL; arch = arch->next)

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Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
Name: binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
Version: 2.35.2
Release: 59%{?dist}
Release: 60%{?dist}
License: GPLv3+
URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
@ -502,6 +502,10 @@ Patch88: binutils-s390-arch15-15.patch
Patch89: binutils-s390-arch15-16.patch
Patch90: binutils-s390-arch15-gas-tests-fixes.patch
# Purpose: Add linker diagnostic message for missing static libraries
# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.44
Patch91: binutils-linker-diagnostic-message.patch
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@ -1361,6 +1365,9 @@ exit 0
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%changelog
* Mon Jan 06 2025 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.35.2-60
- Add a helpful linker diagnostic message about missing static libraries. (RHEL-69758)
* Thu Dec 12 2024 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.35.2-59
- Fix assembler testsuite problems with new s390 tests. (RHEL-50068)